Chapter 1 The Beginning

Many Liverpool fans thought Chen Hero's opening goal would shake Manchester United's morale and cause them to underperform, making it easier for Liverpool to win.

But after the game restarted, they were quickly disappointed. They found that Manchester United was not affected by the loss of the goal and performed as usual.

They were a little disappointed.

The Liverpool players on the field did not think so. In order to compete for the championship, they were also fully prepared. Naturally, they knew that Manchester United was not the kind of opponent that could be defeated by one goal. Otherwise, they would not be Liverpool's mortal enemy...

The game restarted. Taking advantage of this momentum, they besieged Manchester United's half for a few minutes before gradually retreating—their retreat was not a clean break all at once, but a gradual relaxation of the pressure on Manchester United's defense.

The former is called a rout, and the latter is called a retreat.

Slowly relax the pressure on Manchester United and gradually retreat. This can delay Manchester United's speed of pressing up to attack, creating an illusion for Manchester United, making them unable to make up their minds, and not knowing whether Liverpool's retreat is for defense or to counterattack Manchester United—you know, Liverpool is very good at defense and counterattack, and Manchester United is still somewhat afraid of this.

This is very important. If Manchester United presses up all at once, Liverpool's defense will probably be under increased pressure, and maybe they will make mistakes in the chaos.

That's why they have to retreat slowly.

O'Neill's strategy for the team was to attack from the start—this is actually Liverpool's most commonly used tactic this season.

If they can score a goal, Liverpool will switch to defense and counterattack, which is what Liverpool is best at.

He didn't expect that the strategy of "attacking from the start" would be so successful. Liverpool took the lead in less than two minutes...

Next, they must retreat, and retreat slowly, so that Manchester United knows that we are confident, and that we are retreating in order to counterattack you, and that we don't want to maintain this one-goal lead. It is to make Manchester United feel nervous and dare not press forward with all their strength, so that Liverpool's defensive pressure is slightly less.

It took about ten minutes for Liverpool to complete the adjustment of the full line of retreat. During this period, they still organized several threatening counterattacks. Chen Hero, Suarez, and Sanchez each had a shot, two of which were within the frame, and one flew out, brushing the post.

These three shots are a warning to Manchester United.

So when Liverpool and the whole team retreated to their own half, Manchester United did not immediately rush up impatiently, but carefully probed for a few minutes before gradually increasing the pressure.

Ferguson's tactical guiding ideology for Manchester United in this game was attack.

This is their home court, and of course they have the confidence to attack, and they can only attack. After all, they are behind in the standings, not Liverpool. If Manchester United shrinks back and plays defensive counterattacks, Martin O'Neill will definitely dare to play a dull and boring game with them. As long as he can ensure the team wins the championship, he doesn't care whether the scene is good-looking or not. He is not a fanatic who is willing to dedicate himself to art.

Not only attack, but also a fierce attack.

Liverpool's gradual retreat did cause them some trouble.

Fortunately, this is all in the past. Now that Liverpool has put on a posture of retreating across the board to fight back, Manchester United can start a fierce attack.

As for whether they are worried about Liverpool's counterattack, of course they are worried, but they can't do nothing just because they are worried about Liverpool's counterattack, right? They wouldn't dare to let the defense line press up, would they?

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As Liverpool handed over the initiative of the game, Manchester United regained the upper hand.

In the eyes of people who don't know Liverpool, this is Martin O'Neill's failure, because how can he give the ball to the opponent? Isn't this letting the opponent control the ball to attack?

But people who are familiar with Liverpool would not find this strange. Liverpool is always like this. They are best at defense and counterattack. When defending, they let the opponent control the ball. This kind of letting go is more labor-saving and the effect is good. As for the opponent gaining the upper hand, it depends on how you understand it.

Whether or not they have the upper hand, everyone's understanding is different. Bombarding the opponent's goal wildly, some people think this is having the upper hand, but what if the opponent gives you a fatal shot when you are caught off guard?

Liverpool doesn't think that the opponent's possession time is longer than their own, even if they have the upper hand, as long as the situation is under control, they won't panic.

On the Manchester United side, they have to use a strong offensive to make Liverpool feel that the situation is no longer under their control!

If Liverpool's defense is the strongest shield, then in this game Manchester United will be the sharpest spear, using a storm-like offensive to make Liverpool only able to parry and unable to fight back.

Manchester United's offensive is like the tide of the sea, wave after wave attacking Liverpool.

Liverpool erected a dam in front of Reina, trying to block Manchester United's offensive outside.

The two sides launched a fierce battle!

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"Manchester United is gradually recovering its offensive... This is Manchester United playing at home! It was just an accident that they lost a goal in less than two minutes at the beginning!"

"The game has started for twenty-three minutes... Manchester United has grasped the situation on the field. After all, they are playing at home... Manchester United has once again demonstrated their strong strength and that calm demeanor. Even if they lost a goal in the first two minutes, it did not affect their performance! This is the most terrifying thing about Manchester United, and it is also the reason why Manchester United can become the overlord of England!"

"Liverpool's defense and counterattack is what they are best at, but the problem is, facing Manchester United, who are determined to win at home, is Liverpool capable of defending..."

Manchester United has the advantage on the field, and the commentators have also begun to cheer for Manchester United, not very optimistic about Liverpool. You know, even when Chen Hero scored a goal, these same commentators were shouting that Liverpool had already won the match point...

But you can't blame the commentators for being fickle, because Manchester United's offensive has been very fierce during this period...

"Wayne Rooney—!" With a loud shout from the commentator, Rooney shot the football towards Liverpool's goal, and finally went slightly wide. But it was enough to shock Liverpool fans into a cold sweat.

"Rooney is very active in this game. Although the gap between him and Hero is very large in the scorer list, he doesn't want Hero to be the only one to be beautiful in this game!"

"Manchester United is making a comeback... Nani sends a cross from the wing! It's Rooney again! Wow!! The football hit the crossbar!" The commentator himself was frightened and took a long breath, not to mention the fans in the stands.

When Rooney smashed the football on the crossbar, a sound of inhalation suddenly sounded over Old Trafford.

The live TV broadcast gave Rooney a close-up. Rooney in the picture missed a sure goal opportunity, but he did not hold his head in his hands and looked regretful. Instead, he gritted his teeth, his eyes were wide open, full of fighting spirit and passion!

"That terrible Rooney is here!" Manchester United's commentator announced excitedly.

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Manchester United's crazy offensive finally opened up the situation for them.

In the thirty-third minute, Manchester United scored!

"roooooooooooooneygooooooooooooAL!!!"

"Rooney! Rooney! He cleverly grabbed a spot in front of the goal! The ball is in!!!"

"Manchester United equalized the score! This goal is very important! The two sides are now back to the same starting line!"

"Manchester United has defended their dignity at home! Liverpool wants to step on them to reach the top at Old Trafford? No way!"

In the commentator's passionate roar, Rooney ran to the sidelines, opened his arms, and looked up to listen to the home fans' thunderous cheers and applause. At Old Trafford, he is the king!

Manchester United fans were very excited, they cheered and jumped, but their dreams were not over yet...

Six minutes later, Manchester United scored again!

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When Nani was dribbling the ball on the wing, he suddenly cut inside, and then swung his foot for a long shot!

The football drew an arc from more than 30 meters away from the goal, bypassed Reina's ten fingers, and drilled into the goal net from the back point!

"Ah! Ah! Ah ah ah ah—an incredible goal! Brilliant! A worldie!! Nani blasted a worldie!"

The commentator's voice made people completely imagine them spraying saliva at the microphone.

"It's unbelievable! Manchester United, in the unfavorable situation of falling behind at the beginning of the game, even scored two goals in six minutes! Completed the reversal! Now Manchester United leads Liverpool 2:1!"

"Only thirty minutes into the game, the two teams scored three goals like plum blossoms! It really deserves to be the most important game of the season! The final battle of the Premier League! It's worth the ticket price!"

"Nani's sudden explosion gave Manchester United the lead!"

Nani himself knew how important his goal was, so after scoring the goal, he even excitedly took off his jersey and waved it in his hand.

And his teammates rushed over and surrounded him.

On the other side, the backdrop for them was the Liverpool players' disheartened backs.

From leading in less than two minutes at the start to falling behind by one goal, it only took more than 30 minutes.

Falling from the cloud to the bottom of the valley, the Liverpool players experienced a crazy roller coaster ride, and they couldn't accept this reality for a while.

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The entire Old Trafford stadium was in a state of madness at this time.

All Manchester United fans stood up from their seats, waving their arms, stomping their feet, and cheering hysterically: "Kneel down Liverpool! Pay tribute to the champion!"

"You will never want to win the Premier League title, none of you!"

Some Manchester United fans also sang their newly composed song "Why is it always us": "Why is it always us? We get tired of winning championships! Why is it always us? We laugh until the end and are overjoyed! Why is it always us, why is it always us..."

This is to show off that they have won many championships.

At the beginning, Manchester City's Balotelli scored a goal against Manchester United, lifted his jersey, and revealed this sentence, but the original sentence was "Why always me", which was considered a very domineering celebration action at the time.

It attracted Manchester City fans to imitate each other and buy t-shirts printed with this sentence to ridicule Manchester United. As a result, this trick was learned by Manchester United fans, and they only made a t-shirt with the words "Why is it always us" on it. The front is a silhouette of a circle of Premier League championship trophies, and in the middle is the sentence "Why is it always us?"

Later, Manchester United fans turned this sentence into a song, specially used to deal with Manchester City and Liverpool.

Singing it at this time is really too appropriate!

Is Liverpool going to miss the Premier League title again?!